Take the Battlefield series for instance; it runs on a two - year developement cycle, which not only allows DICE time to try to keep
the series feeling fresh, but also allows fans time to build up genuine excitement for the next title in the series.
Just when it begins to become stale, dramatic reinvention makes
the series feel fresh again.
(Side note: Ubisoft's admirable efforts to include less - tired types of characters and stories has certainly helped
the series feel fresh and interesting recently.)
Not exact matches
Not since 2010's «Brotherhood» has «Assassin's Creed»
felt so
fresh, so expansive, and so purely focused on what the
series is known for: Assassinating.
After long and successful solo careers, Gouw and Fonstad have built a venture capital firm focused on seed and
series A investments that
feels and acts as innovative and
fresh as a startup.
It's pretty normal «double agent» and «dirty fighting» plot points, but the details surrounding it make it
feel very
fresh — essentially, the
series» use of magic and wands instead of normal tools (combined, of course, with a great cast, technically precise execution, and the audience's strong emotional attachment) dress up what would otherwise be cliche.
While Unsolved isn't quite as slick and incisive as that FX
series [American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson], it is an absorbing, provocative, and extraordinarily well - acted work of television that takes a narrative approach just novel enough to make you
feel like you're seeing these long - cold cases through
fresh eyes.
Apart from small minor issues, the game itself is a JRPG masterpiece: The graphics and music compliment the style of the game beautifully, the story is the best in the
series, the locations and palaces you visit are astounding and the battle system has been revitalized and
feels fresh and new.
Offbeat, engaging and smartly written... «Ally McBeal» is the rare example of a broadcast network premiering a
series that
feels fresh and different, if occasionally contrived.
The premise of She's Got ta Have It
feels more socially accepted than it was 30 years ago, but the new
series still adds
fresh blood.
If you want to make a tried and tested game mechanic
feel fresh without reinventing it, the key, it seems, is simply to wait six or seven years between instalments in a
series.
The most astounding aspect of the Dragon Ball franchise in terms of gaming is how
fresh and relevant each new game has
felt, even after rehashing many of the same plot tropes the
series has seen over the past 30 + years.
Overall, the combat will be right at home for anyone familiar with the
series yet it manages to
feel fresh enough to be nothing short of exciting.
Creed is the seventh film in the
series, and unlike many long drawn out franchises, this one
feels fresh and rejuvenated.
As a result of her treatment, Samus can now absorb any floating X parasites in the area in order to replenish her energy and weapon stock, and absorbing those within larger bosses gives her new power - ups and abilities: an effective twist on classic Metroid gameplay elements that
feels fresh while still remaining true to the
series's roots.
I don't know how I
feel about this... Hollywood needs to leave this
series alone and just attempt to start something
fresh!
I
felt very much the same to you although I really did find myself enjoying the first one in this reboot
series thanks to some
fresh and lively performances and some neat direction, this one lost all that badly.
The visual style, gameplay, area layouts, pretty much everything
feels fresh and unique in the
series.
It
feels strange to say that about the third game in a
series, but with a generation - long gap between previous entries, Pikmin 3
feels astoundingly
fresh.
Pikmin 3: A lot of the best games on Wii U are sequels, but don't let that deter you; in our review of Pikmin 3, we were taken with how
fresh the game
felt despite being the third entry in the
series.
However, here he displays an almost unchartable improvement, creating an old fashioned wu xia action drama that both acknowledges and honours Tsui Hark's excellent Once Upon A Time In China
series, while also
feeling incredibly
fresh.
A pseudo reboot of the 1988 original, Zero recaptures
series side scrolling platforming / top down shooter gameplay in faithful fashion while still managing to
feel every bit as
fresh and exciting today as it did three decades ago.
Cage is an enjoyable watch and the overall»70s vibe (some of the score is truly glorious) really makes the, now slightly standard, gang - and / or - ninja - based shenanigans of these Marvel Netflix
series feel somewhat
fresh again.
While they are never overly taxing, these puzzles are yet another throwback to the
series» heyday, and they
feel fresh and new again.
Though Mbatha - Raw has had roles in short - lived
series «Touch» and «Undercovers» as well as a number of other credits, she
feels like a
fresh discovery here.
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia manages the remarkable trick of remaking one of the oldest entries in the
series, and making it
feel fresh.
While there really isn't anything
fresh or funny this time around, and you may grow tired of the
series as a whole as a result, you probably will still
feel glad you climbed aboard Mike Myers» zany creation for one more go - around.
«With its intriguing plot, chilling conclusion and characters who exhibit universal and timeless
feelings, this
fresh first has all the potential to evolve into a
series as enduring as Ellis Peters's Brother Cadfael books.»
Plus, I wanted each of my
series to have its own look and
feel fresh.
It helped that I really disliked the first NSMB DS game, and NSMBWii was like a breath of
fresh air that made me
feel good about the
series again, but between what I heard of NSMB2 and what I played of SM3DL, NSMBU was already fighting a losing battle with me.
Luckily for Starpoint Gemini Warlords, the latest entry in the Starpoint Gemini
series fresh out of Steam Early Access, exploring a huge universe
feels engaging and exciting, even if it takes a significant time investment to get there.
He added that the next games in both
series will
feel «newer and
fresher» than their predecessors.
Despite loads of skepticism this was the right direction for my beloved Picross
series, Picross 3D ended up delivering the
feel of classic, 2D Picross while putting a new spin giving a
fresh angle adding an extra dimension (SORRY) to the gameplay so it doesn't just
feel like a Picross expansion pack.
Total War: Warhammer 2 is the first game in the
series that changes its predecessor's formula enough to
feel fresh, while not completely reinventing the wheel.
All of these titles have enough of a nostalgia factor that they would
feel fresh again, and also have fans of these
series grinning from ear to ear, eager to put their money down for new games.
Sunset Overdrive
felt fresh, Halo 5 was superb, Titanfall reinvented the FPS formula, and the Forza Horizon
series is a joy compared to the more stilted Gran Turismo.
From its gorgeous visuals, to its solid 60 fps framerate, to its stylish new UI, to its superb soundtrack, to its familiar - yet -
fresh gameplay, to its rich character roster, to its robust netcode, to so many other things, Street Fighter V
feels like the evolution that the
series needed — and that the fans deserved.
Startlingly, the way Blitz boils the traditional Rock Band experience down to its most rudimentary concepts
feels like a breath of
fresh air for the
series and results in the first rhythm game to
feel fresh in years.
They managed to take a major
series that had began to grow stale after a handful of sequels and turned it into something
fresh that still retained the core
feel that made the games fun in the first place.
I believe a large part of this is because the Kirby
series always finds a way to make the simple characters shine, and the core gameplay mechanics of sucking up enemies and stealing their powers
feel fresh and new each time.
The addition of voice acting and a large open environment to explore change - up the game just enough to help it
feel fresh and different from the other titles in the
series whilst retaining the fun, charm and addictive gameplay.
Based on the legendary Wonder Boy in Monster World
series Over 15 hours of epic adventure Switch between up to 6 playable characters each
feeling different to keep the gameplay
fresh Unlock new paths and secrets with special equipment Soundtrack from Yuzo Koshiro, Motoi Sakuraba, Michiru Yamane, Keiki Kobayashi and Takeshi Yanagawa
This new method of traversing the environment and close quarters combat is a
fresh approach to the
series and makes the game
feel like the genre is moving forward.
While they are never overly taxing, these puzzles are yet another throwback to the
series» heyday, and they
feel fresh and new again.
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the latest entry in the long running video game
series, bringing with it the classic puzzling gameplay that fans love, along with a few new mechanics that manage to keep this newest entry
feeling fresh.
Apart from small minor issues, the game itself is a JRPG masterpiece: The graphics and music compliment the style of the game beautifully, the story is the best in the
series, the locations and palaces you visit are astounding and the battle system has been revitalized and
feels fresh and new.
This has made Syndicate the
freshest feeling entry in the
series in years.
But let's not fool ourselves, what we get is classic Metal Gear — up there with some of the best and most tense moments in the
series — that also manages to
feel new and
fresh at the same time, moving the franchise forward in significant ways.
Each heist is comprised of a
series of tasks, generally split between defending a position or traveling from one point to another, but these objectives fit so well into the heist that they
feel fresh and enjoyable.
The game
feels fresh and is just as fun as the
series has been in the past.